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SSICK Spartan Guardian, a 2026 limited-edition Giclée print on 300 g/m² museum-quality paper measuring 30 × 42 cm, 1/5, hand-signed and sold directly by the artist in Italy.
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GICLEE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY A3 PAPER, 30 X 42 CM 300 G/M² IN LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES. (the print might be slightly larger)
This print depicts Master Chief, the iconic Halo super-soldier, in the foreground in a powerful, battle-ready pose, with bright green MJOLNIR armor and a glowing orange visor. He grips a assault rifle with both hands. In the background a wall with graffiti effects and color splashes, rendered with bold lines, strong contrasts, and a dynamic comic book illustration style.
Production method: This work was created starting from a draft generated with artistic artificial intelligence, used exclusively as a compositional base and source of inspiration. Subsequently the image was imported into digital painting software and fully reworked by hand by the artist with digital brushes, anatomical corrections, color layering, and personal textures. The final result is a unique and original piece, where the human painting intervention completely transformed the initial generation into an authentic creation full of expressiveness.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is an Italian artist aged 23, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. With the aim of giving a physical and collaborative structure to his vision, he founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and the historical visual languages. SSICK's mission is to explore new expressive frontiers, guiding the collective toward a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is continually at the service of pure creativity. Through the LAB, the artist transforms individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, carries the visual legacy of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between classical art history and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of his artistic language
We exclusively use premium couriers with priority handling. Shipping includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
paper description: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in line with sustainable practices.
Seller's Story
SSICK LAB is a contemporary artistic collective founded in 2025 by the Italian artist SSICK (born 2003), one of the youngest and most irreverent rising talents on the Italian scene. Born with the aim of exploring the boundary between technology, manual craft, and cultural provocation, SSICK LAB stands out for producing unique, limited art prints, created both with traditional techniques and through the deliberate use of artificial intelligence. Each print becomes an hybrid of digital error, aesthetic glitch, and human vision, reflecting the era we live in: between algorithmic chaos and the search for authenticity.
At the center of the collective is the figure of SSICK, who simultaneously pursues a more intimate and radical pictorial research. His manual paintings — oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas — move between conceptual art and abstraction with a strong pop imprint. His works reinterpret icons of mass culture (from ’90s cartoon characters to symbols of contemporary capitalism) to overturn their meaning and transform them into powerful anti-system messages. Irony, social critique, generational nihilism, and melancholy merge in compositions full of emotional tension and color.
A great passion of SSICK is also the world of Art Toys. He is, in fact, the creator of SSICKY, the collective’s iconic character: a grotesque, disturbed, and irresistibly collectible figure that represents the distorted alter ego of the artist and his generation. SSICKY appears in a limited sculptural version as well as inside many pictorial works and prints.
SSICK LAB is not only a production collective: it is a think tank, an attitude, a space where painting tradition, technology, and toy culture clash to generate something new, uncomfortable, and authentic.
“We don’t make art to please. We make art to infect.” — SSICK
Translated by Google TranslateGICLEE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY A3 PAPER, 30 X 42 CM 300 G/M² IN LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES. (the print might be slightly larger)
This print depicts Master Chief, the iconic Halo super-soldier, in the foreground in a powerful, battle-ready pose, with bright green MJOLNIR armor and a glowing orange visor. He grips a assault rifle with both hands. In the background a wall with graffiti effects and color splashes, rendered with bold lines, strong contrasts, and a dynamic comic book illustration style.
Production method: This work was created starting from a draft generated with artistic artificial intelligence, used exclusively as a compositional base and source of inspiration. Subsequently the image was imported into digital painting software and fully reworked by hand by the artist with digital brushes, anatomical corrections, color layering, and personal textures. The final result is a unique and original piece, where the human painting intervention completely transformed the initial generation into an authentic creation full of expressiveness.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is an Italian artist aged 23, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. With the aim of giving a physical and collaborative structure to his vision, he founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and the historical visual languages. SSICK's mission is to explore new expressive frontiers, guiding the collective toward a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is continually at the service of pure creativity. Through the LAB, the artist transforms individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, carries the visual legacy of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between classical art history and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of his artistic language
We exclusively use premium couriers with priority handling. Shipping includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
paper description: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in line with sustainable practices.
Seller's Story
SSICK LAB is a contemporary artistic collective founded in 2025 by the Italian artist SSICK (born 2003), one of the youngest and most irreverent rising talents on the Italian scene. Born with the aim of exploring the boundary between technology, manual craft, and cultural provocation, SSICK LAB stands out for producing unique, limited art prints, created both with traditional techniques and through the deliberate use of artificial intelligence. Each print becomes an hybrid of digital error, aesthetic glitch, and human vision, reflecting the era we live in: between algorithmic chaos and the search for authenticity.
At the center of the collective is the figure of SSICK, who simultaneously pursues a more intimate and radical pictorial research. His manual paintings — oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas — move between conceptual art and abstraction with a strong pop imprint. His works reinterpret icons of mass culture (from ’90s cartoon characters to symbols of contemporary capitalism) to overturn their meaning and transform them into powerful anti-system messages. Irony, social critique, generational nihilism, and melancholy merge in compositions full of emotional tension and color.
A great passion of SSICK is also the world of Art Toys. He is, in fact, the creator of SSICKY, the collective’s iconic character: a grotesque, disturbed, and irresistibly collectible figure that represents the distorted alter ego of the artist and his generation. SSICKY appears in a limited sculptural version as well as inside many pictorial works and prints.
SSICK LAB is not only a production collective: it is a think tank, an attitude, a space where painting tradition, technology, and toy culture clash to generate something new, uncomfortable, and authentic.
“We don’t make art to please. We make art to infect.” — SSICK
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Artist
SSICK
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
1/5
Title of artwork
Spartan Guardian
Technique
AI, Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
42 cm
Width
30 cm
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
